Summer Math Road Trip – Entering Grade 3 Can you finish the math road trip by completing each of the following math activities? Activities do not need to be
completed in order. Answers can be placed in the box or on another piece of paper. Some activities do not require you to write
down your answer. When the activity has been completed, a family member can place his/her initials at the bottom of the box.
Start Use the flyers from the Sunday
paper. You have $5.00 to spend.
Choose 3 items to buy. How much
change you get back?
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Write a story problem for the
number sentence.
3+2=5
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Look at a clock. The hour hand is
on the 3 and the minute hand is on
the 1. What time is it now? What
time was it 30 minutes ago?
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Write a story problem for the
number sentence.
7-2=5
Pick 20 coins. Count them. Tell
someone your total in dollars
and cents. Now try again with 20
different coins.
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Pick 10 different coins. Count
them. Show the same amount
using different coins.
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Use the numbers 2, 5, and 7.
Write the largest 3 digit number
that you can. Tell someone
which digits are in the 100’s,
10’s, and 1’s place.
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Use the numbers 8, 9, and 5.
Write the largest 3 digit number
that you can. Tell someone
which digits are in the 100’s,
10’s, and 1’s place.
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Using the digits 7, 3, 8, and 2,
make the largest number that
you can. Then, draw the place
value blocks that represent that
number.
Count by 2’s, 5’s, and 10’s to
100.
Find a “take-out” menu. If you had
$10.00 to spend what would you
order? What is your change? Write the
items and the change.
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Lunch is at 11:45, and you are going to
the playground 30 minutes later. Tell
someone what time you are going to
the playground.
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Free Space – Enjoy the Day
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On Mon. Jon read 5 books. On Tues.
he read twice as many as he had on
Mon. On Wed. he read 8 books. On
Thurs. he read half of what he read on
Wed. On Fri. he read 6 books. How
many books did he read in all?
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If you were going to measure the
length of your foot, what would you
use - inches or centimeters? Why?
Now, measure your foot and round to
the nearest inch or centimeter. How
long is your foot?
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Take A Break!
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Start with 47. Add 30. Add 53.
Subtract 27. Add 61. What
number am I?
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Use a ruler to find objects that
measure 1 inch, 3 inches, 5 inches,
and 9 inches.
Use a ruler to find objects that
measure 3 cm, 6 cm, 10 cm, 13
cm, and 15 cm.
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Use a ruler to draw a square with
4 in. sides. Then, another with
sides that are 6 in. Finally, one
with sides that are 9 in. each.
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5 ladybugs landed on the deck. Each
ladybug had 4 legs. How many legs
did they have in all? Write the number
sentence.
You and your 4 friends are toasting
marshmallows around the campfire.
There are 30 marshmallows in the bag.
If you share them equally, how many
will each of you get to toast?
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Use your ruler to draw a triangle
whose sides are each 6 cm long. Then,
another with sides that are 3 cm.
Finally, one with sides that are 19 cm
long.
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Ice-Cream Truck
It costs $1.50 to buy 1 ice-cream cone.
You and 5 friends are feeling hungry.
How much money will you need to
buy each person and yourself an icecream cone?
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You Did It!